[Sunday] Beautiful News - Vanishing Grace
Jesus was tempted in the wilderness in every way that we are. This story right at the beginning of Luke's gospel foreshadows the way it ends: Jesus taking all our sins and struggles and giving us grace and victory over them all. Now that we have been freed, we can live knowing that grace is for all.
Questions for this week.
How have you seen God’s good news physically affect someone in a positive way?
Read Luke 4:1-13. How is Jesus tempted by the devil? How have you been tempted in the same way? How does Jesus free you from these temptations?
Who might you love this week, and how might you bring them good news?
What Had happened at Grace this week.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Dec 15th. Starring Lauren Graham, Judy Greer, and Pete Holmes.
The Magi following the light of a star mirrors how God has always worked, giving a light to follow through the wilderness, away from the darkness that holds us down.
Christmas expectations are often Joshed. Yet the name Emmanuel breaks all expectations as Jesus comes to be with us.
Listen to the bells being rung, God’s promise of peace, hope, and salvation breaking into the world, even in the midst of suffering.